Galveston Railroad Museum

United States historic place
Santa Fe Union Station
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Contributing Property
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Santa Fe Union Station
29°18′23″N 94°47′52″W / 29.30639°N 94.79778°W / 29.30639; -94.79778
Built1932 (1932)
WebsiteGalveston Railroad Museum
Part ofThe Strand Historic District (ID70000748[1])
RTHL No.7178
Significant dates
Designated NHLDCPMay 11, 1976
Designated CPJanuary 26, 1970
Designated RTHL1983
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe EMD F7A No. 315 and Southern Pacific 1892 Cooke 4-6-0 No. 314 at the Galveston Railroad Museum
Interior of the Galveston Railroad Museum

The Galveston Railroad Museum is a railroad museum housed in the former Santa Fe Railroad station, at 25th and Strand in Galveston, Texas. The Museum is owned and operated by the Center for Transportation and Commerce, a non-profit organization.[2]

The museum was established with funds from Galveston businesswoman and philanthropist Mary Moody Northen and the Moody Foundation.[3]

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places portal
  • flagTexas portal

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Galveston Railroad Museum – A Step Back In Time". galvestonrrmuseum.org. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Northen, Mary Elizabeth Moody". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 1, 2009.

External links

  • Media related to Galveston Railroad Museum at Wikimedia Commons
  • HawkinsRails' Galveston Railroad Museum page
  • Galveston Railroad Museum homepage
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